Drink driver evades jail for fourth time

♦ A drink driver escaped jail despite four convictions in three years after she blamed her behaviour on an abortion and dyslexia.

Naomi Kaneko, 31, was slumped at the wheel with her phone in her hand and a bottle of wine in the footwell after police were called to reports of an “intoxicated female” in March.

A breath test reading showed 120mg. The legal limit is 35mg.

Manchester magistrates’ court heard she was convicted of drink driving three times in 2015 but was spared jail on each occasion. She must complete 150 hours’ unpaid work, pay £200 costs and was given a five-year driving ban.